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Tax ? Stimulus related

Posted on 2/2/21 at 4:34 pm
Posted by BossierTigerFan24
Bossier City, LA
Member since Nov 2012
457 posts
Posted on 2/2/21 at 4:34 pm
We had a baby in 2019, didn’t receive either stimulus for her. Turbo tax saying I got the right amount ,but it’s not. Is there a way to get that payment?
Posted by 13SaintTiger
Isle of Capri
Member since Sep 2011
18315 posts
Posted on 2/2/21 at 4:36 pm to
Don’t use TurboTax, use your local trusted CPA
Posted by Phate
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2006
11724 posts
Posted on 2/2/21 at 5:08 pm to
Put your information into Credit Karma and see what it says. It calculated the amount I didn't receive and added it to my refund.
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
37105 posts
Posted on 2/2/21 at 5:34 pm to
Did you make too much money?

Otherwise, something is wrong with your input.
Posted by BossierTigerFan24
Bossier City, LA
Member since Nov 2012
457 posts
Posted on 2/2/21 at 5:59 pm to
No teacher and wife is a teacher.
Posted by castorinho
13623 posts
Member since Nov 2010
82031 posts
Posted on 2/2/21 at 6:09 pm to
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something is wrong with your input.
Posted by bstew3006
318
Member since Dec 2007
12576 posts
Posted on 2/2/21 at 6:28 pm to
I was getting a small tax return, until I entered my stimulus check amt...now I owe.
Posted by Dawgfanman
Member since Jun 2015
22368 posts
Posted on 2/2/21 at 6:31 pm to
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I was getting a small tax return, until I entered my stimulus check amt...now I owe.


Doesn’t make sense...it’s not income
Posted by bstew3006
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Member since Dec 2007
12576 posts
Posted on 2/2/21 at 7:58 pm to
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Doesn’t make sense...it’s not income


It’s a refundable Tax Credit in the form of a stimulus check. rather than waiting to get the money from the credit in 2021 when you actually file your 2020 tax return, you're in effect getting an advanced refundable tax credit.

Posted by Lion4Life
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2012
424 posts
Posted on 2/2/21 at 9:32 pm to
No you are not. It has nothing to do with your 2020 filing. Even if in 2019 you were under the income limits but in 2020 you exceeded there is no payback of stimulus money.
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
37105 posts
Posted on 2/2/21 at 9:43 pm to
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I was getting a small tax return, until I entered my stimulus check amt...now I owe.


I don't use Turbotax, but it's possible the system "started" with you getting the credit on your tax return, then removed the credit when you told the system how much you got in advance.
Posted by bstew3006
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Member since Dec 2007
12576 posts
Posted on 2/3/21 at 7:41 am to
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No you are not. It has nothing to do with your 2020 filing. Even if in 2019 you were under the income limits but in 2020 you exceeded there is no payback of stimulus money.



The stimulus was an Economic Impact Payment (EIP). Which was a refundable Tax Credit that was advanced and when filing your 2020 taxes, your tax refund will be offset by the amount you received.

If you were able to receive the full amount in the first stimulus EIP ($3,400) and your tax refund is $4,000...EIP will be subtracted. Therefore, you’ll receive $600 tax refund
Posted by dj30
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2006
28724 posts
Posted on 2/3/21 at 8:14 am to
You dont know what you are talking about.
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
32458 posts
Posted on 2/3/21 at 8:19 am to
quote:

The stimulus was an Economic Impact Payment (EIP). Which was a refundable Tax Credit that was advanced and when filing your 2020 taxes, your tax refund will be offset by the amount you received.

If you were able to receive the full amount in the first stimulus EIP ($3,400) and your tax refund is $4,000...EIP will be subtracted. Therefore, you’ll receive $600 tax refund
This is completely incorrect

ETA: other than the fact that it is an advanced tax credit. But, it's in addition to, not subtracted from whatever your tax refund was supposed to be.
This post was edited on 2/3/21 at 8:21 am
Posted by seawolf06
NH
Member since Oct 2007
8159 posts
Posted on 2/3/21 at 9:30 am to
quote:

Even if in 2019 you were under the income limits but in 2020 you exceeded there is no payback of stimulus money.


This is correct.
Posted by JWeezy
Member since Sep 2020
2075 posts
Posted on 2/3/21 at 9:33 am to
Just used turbotax it asks at the end if you received stimulus payment or not.
Posted by bstew3006
318
Member since Dec 2007
12576 posts
Posted on 2/3/21 at 10:19 am to
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You dont know what you are talking about.


The Stimulus payment is a federal tax credit for tax year 2020. However, unlike other credits, such as the child tax credit or earned income tax credit, the Govt distributed these payments ahead of tax season instead of making taxpayers wait until January when you file.

It is the same as giving Parents an advancement on the Child Tax Credit ($4,000 for two kids) before tax season.

The stimulus checks are not Taxable Income. The IRS/Govt is treating them like an Advanced 2020 Tax Credit. Once you clarify that you have received the Stimulus check while filing taxes, your tax refund is lowered by the amount received/advanced/credited. The Credit was removed from my refund after I marked the amount I had received. That's how I went from a small refund to owing a small amt.
This post was edited on 2/3/21 at 10:34 am
Posted by Dawgfanman
Member since Jun 2015
22368 posts
Posted on 2/3/21 at 10:37 am to
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That's how I went from a small refund to owing a small amt


So your statement is just based on some running tabulation displayed on your software prior to completing your return?
Posted by JasonMason
Memphis
Member since Jun 2009
4655 posts
Posted on 2/3/21 at 10:42 am to
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That's how I went from a small refund to owing a small amt.


This is probably because you are running it through the software. They are taking that credit into account while you are filling everything out.

It doesn't affect income. If you don't consider the credit at all, like the software has already done, you would have owed.
This post was edited on 2/3/21 at 10:47 am
Posted by Simon Gruber
Member since Mar 2017
834 posts
Posted on 2/3/21 at 10:47 am to
We had a kid in 2020 and tax act told us we weren’t eligible for his additional stimulus money bc we made more in 2020 then 2019.
This post was edited on 2/3/21 at 11:07 am
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